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The tumbling Turkish lira has shaken global markets this week. The latest fall was triggered by an escalating spat with the US. But Turkey’s economy has been looking increasingly at risk. Its currency has fallen consistently over recent months, as investors fear President Erdogan’s tightening grip on the country. Emre Tarim explains the difficulties facing Turkey and why it may well turn to Russia and China for help.
Does the media provide the public with the right kind of information during outbreaks of infectious diseases? Yotam Ophir sets out how his study, based on the coverage of epidemics from the past few years, suggests that it probably doesn’t.
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Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Emre Tarim, Lancaster University
President Erdoğan is accusing the West of striving to destabilise Turkey.
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Congolese health workers prepare equipment before the launch of vaccination campaign against the deadly Ebola virus.
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Yotam Ophir, University of Pennsylvania
A study of recent epidemics like Zika and Ebola suggests that the media may fail to tell the public what to do during an outbreak.
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Politics + Society
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James Crossland, Liverpool John Moores University
Smear campaigns against humanitarian volunteers in war zones are nothing new.
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Nermin Allam, Rutgers University Newark
Saudi Arabia has arrested a number of feminists, while bringing in reforms for women. An expert argues why this goes to show that the kingdom remains adamant on not opening space for more voices.
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Maria Martin de Almagro, University of Cambridge
Women in the DRC are much more than victims of violence and coming together to effect change.
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Pierre de Vos, University of Cape Town
South Africa's Constitutional Court judgment shows a concern that the independence of the country's prosecuting authority has been compromised.
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Energy + Environment
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John Meeker, University of Michigan
Microplastics are everywhere--our water, soil, and even the air we breathe. The consequences of this exposure on human health is unknown. But studies in animals give us reason to worry.
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Henrik Thybo Christesen, University of Southern Denmark; Marius Kløvgaard, University of Copenhagen
The general health of Greenlandic children is now as good as that of their European peers – perhaps even better.
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Business + Economy
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Salvatore Cantale, IMD Business School; Ivy Buche, IMD Business School
The world's largest financial scandal has toppled a government, threatened a currency, and revealed deeply problematic failings at a buccaneering Swiss bank.
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